Part 38

360. Methone, the first victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians.

357. Second sacred war, on the temple being attacked by the Phoceans, ends in 9 years.

340. Battle of Agrigentum--Timoleon defeats the Carthaginians.

338. Battle of Cheronea.

335. Thebes destroyed by Alexander the Great, when he left only Pindar the poet’s house standing.

334. Battle of Granicus--Alexander.

333. Battle of Issus.

331. Battle of Arbella.

301. Battle of Ipous--Antigonus defeated.

312. Tuscan war commenced.

278. Battle at Delphi. Gauls under Brennus cut to pieces.

264. First Punic war lasts 23 years.

262. Sardis, Antiochus Soter defeated there by Eumenes.

256. Regulus defeated by Xanthippus.

234. Sardinian war continues 3 years.

222. Battle of Sellafia.

218. Second Punic war begins, lasts 17 years.

217. Battle of Thrasymene.

216. Battle of Cannæ.

208. Battle of Mantinea.

202. Battle of Zama.

197. Battle of Cynocephale--Philip defeated.

168. Battle of Pydna. This battle closed the Macedonian empire.

149. Third Punic war.

146. Carthage destroyed by the Romans.

111. Jugurthine war begins, continues 5 years.

105. Battle on the Rhine, the Tuetones defeat 80,000 Romans.

102. Tuetones defeated by C. Marius at Aquæ Sextia.